If you've ever been lucky (or skilled) enough to win a Progressive Jackpot, feel free to brag about it here.

Personally, I've been chasing the elusive big Progressive Jackpot for over 3 years and have yet to hit it.

Heck, progressive jackpot? I haven't even hit my first royal flush on a video poker game yet...

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Slotty McSlots

On May 31st, 2002 I hit a 3 reel 25c progressive machine with the first 75c in.

$174,355.92

(no, I didn't blow it)

That is amazing!!!

I have only won on the stand alone progressives. Machines that are not linked to other machines and the progressive jackpot is based on the amout of play in that machine only. Blazing 7's and QuickHits are the ones I seem to be drawn to. At Harrahs Rincon in San Diego , they have Blazing 7 25 cent machines. The progressive re-sets at 375.00 and goes up from there 1 cent every 2 spins until it hits again. So, I will typically look for one that has not hit in a while. One that is at say- 400 or better. If you think about it, if the jackpot only increases 1cent for every 1.50 of play it gets, it takes alot of play to get from 375.00 to 400.00! I also have noted that in EVERY instance that I have won a progressive on one of these machines, whether it be dollars or quarters, the machine is in a pay cycle BEFORE it hits. So, I usually win a bit more than the actual jackpot, before I hit. This is true on dollar and quarters. The dollars reset at 1,000 and go up from there. I have never seen one of the dollar machines reach over 1200 before hitting. Unless of course, someone hits it, without betting the max , you wont get that jackpot that way and it will likely take the machine a while before you see those 3 blazing 7's again.

Sv, I've noticed that too... I mostly play the Blazing 7's and one time at Showboat in Atlantic City, I kept getting the 7's, I had over 900-something credits, and then hit the jackpot. Similar thing happened at Harrahs Chester (big pay out before hitting the jackpot) and I also saw it happened at the Hilton in AC. I've even seen the Blazing 7's hit the jackpot ALMOST back to back (within, say, 10 minutes of the first jackpot).

I Won 62,943.96 On May 1.....needless To Say, Im Still In Shock!!! I Am Worried About Taxes, Im A Divorced Mother Of 3 ,ive Been At My Job For Almost 28 Years..all The While,struggling....ive Been Divorced Since 1991,so Im Not Exagerating About The Struggle!!! So Never Have Had Much Money,im Scared As ----!ive Really Got To Make This End Up Being A " Good Change" In Our Lives,ive Never Won Much,ive Never Spent Much Either.it Was A Quarter"cash Wheel" Progressive Slot...which I Didnt Even Know Till I Won:d

Wow! Glad to hear about your win!

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